This park is not like your common RV park where awnings almost touch the neighbours units. It is more like a Provincial Park, with large private sites. The perimeter is full of walking trails that take you out to wonderful view points of the estuary and the diverse sea bird life. When we were here, we could count 14 bald eagles within 50 yards of each other, swans, ducks, and a ton of seagulls. The nights were very quiet, the staff friendly, and all services worked well. The roads are paved and sites level. The washrooms are heated, but have an unfinished institutional look (clean but awful). There is an adult lounge with big screen TV and pool table, plus a games room next to the laundry. TV channels are limited and none are available on a roof top antenna. We would have given this park a 10 rating if TV channels were better, and washrooms more friendly. However, this is the most desirable RV Park we have ever stayed in. Be aware that there are gun shots during hunting season, if you have pets that might be affected. Yes, we would stay here again. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Travel Trailer.

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The Park has great information on their internet site about things to do, shopping etc. including a great grocery store called "Country Grocer" which is nearby.

Our site was a nicely gravelled and level back-in. As it was an end site it had privacy on one side. A table and fire ring were included. This park lives up to its name as many sites are surrounded by tall evergreens. All the hookups including the cable TV worked fine. Cable TV was basic with about 25-30 channels. Wi-Fi provided by Tengo and it cost $3 a day or cheaper rate for longer term. It worked well enough, but I didn't use it much as family visits took up most of our time. This is the best park in Nanaimo and we will continue to stay here whenever in the area. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.

This park has large sites that overlook the ocean. Here you can watch the tides and ferries come and go. A short stroll down the beach took us to a great off-leash area for our dog. Our site was clean and level and only a short walk to the shower building ($1 showers). We had a quiet site that was separated from our neighbours by a large hedge. There is a small store on site with a small mall just a few kilometres away. Wi-Fi signal was OK. We would stay here again. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Travel Trailer.

We have stayed here a number of times over the past 3 years. It is close to Nanaimo, located on the south side of the city, thus you are close to restaurants and grocery stores. Despite being near everything you feel as though you're far away, being very quiet at night. We enjoy staying in one of the ocean-view sites. These sites are in tiered layers facing the ocean so everyone gets a view. This park also has shaded sites which don't have the view but appear quite large and private. All the sites we've stayed in have been level, large and well cared for. The park is extremely well maintained and the staff are very friendly, courteous and helpful. Pay showers and bathrooms are basic but clean. There is a a playground for the kids and a ramp so you can put your kayak in the water. They even rent kayaks if you don't have your own. You can also play beach volleyball. We'll be back, if we can manage to get a reservation at this popular spot. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Fifth Wheel.

We stayed here for a month. The reception staff are excellent, kind, courteous, and most helpful. The sites are private, wide, and well maintained. The whole campsite is clean and maintained well. We had an internet problem and was resolved it within 10 minutes. We had a lot of rain and there were some puddles where the truck was parked. Within half an hour new gravel was brought and the area leveled. Excellent service. This is a great park for kids and wildlife lovers. I will recommend this park to everyone. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Fifth Wheel.

Check-in is easy with parking at the office for only two rigs. The roads are a little narrow which makes for difficult two way traffic. There are a lot of sites which are in the trees and are heavily shaded. Others with a water view and the remainder on the water. There are long-term residents located in the centre of the campground and some of the rigs are looking old/dirty. The area we stayed in had rigs facing the water and the rigs behind would be tiered higher so they also had an unobstructed water view. There are about 10 sites with 50 amp service but none at the lower sites facing the water. There is a new children's park area with camp sites scattered around so parents can watch their kids. Staff runs around the campground on golf carts keeping on eye on things. We will definitely stay here again We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Fifth Wheel.

This is like a provincial park, but with hookups. We had a nice view of the water, but the sites are very treed so little sunshine makes its way in. The roads and access to the sites are quite narrow so be careful with larger units. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.

Had an ocean view site. Wonderful stay. Lots of room in the site with hedges between sites. Trails around campground. Stayed 4 nights. Will come back again. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Fifth Wheel.

Good paved park roads although a bit narrow for two way traffic. Our level gravel site (#144) was an ocean view back-in that also had a table and fire ring. It was big enough for a big rig and a toad parked next to it. There were shrubs and trees between the adjacent sites giving some privacy. This is a large park and has just about any kind of site you may want from basic tent site in the trees to ocean view RV sites. Cable TV was clear on most channels (about 30) and internet was Tengo which cost $3 a day. It was good enough for Skype phone calls. There are a few walking trails down to the river estuary. Friendly efficient service from the office at check-in. This is one of my favourite RV parks and would definitely go again. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.

We reserved the last available site for the upcoming weekend. As such, our expectations were low. We were assigned site 55. A pull through. We arrived late in the evening. Check in was pleasant and efficient. Directions to our site were easy to follow. Perimeter roads are paved. When we drove up to the site, I was concerned that we would never get level as it was up a short hill and appeared very uneven. I was wrong. Once positioned, we found we were dead on. Utilities were properly located to the left rear. The site was graveled (no grass) but quite large and a good distance from the neighbors. I was surprised to see that it had been freshly raked. There was a table and fire pit well placed. As the name suggests, you are in a forest; thus do not expect any satellite TV signal. Cable was available, but we did not hook up. A walkabout revealed that sites get smaller as the view gets better. Some of the ocean view sites looked to be quite cramped. We noted some permanents, but for the most part they were segregated and not all that junky. They looked more like locals parked for the season. We only encountered one problem and that was the 30 amp service plug. It had been installed upside down. I could not plug in. 55 was the only site out of about ten others nearby that was wrongly installed. I had to resort to using the 15 amp plug in. When I explained the problem to the office the little girl just said, "I'll make a note," but I strongly suspect that she already knew of the problem (‘cause she didn’t make the note nor was she surprised). She could not tell me when/if it would be repaired. We didn't need A/C, and the 15 amp shore power was enough for the rest of our needs, so it wasn't that big of a deal. If 55 is the worst site that Living Forest has to offer, it's pretty darn good. My rating could have been an 8 or a 9 if the office staff gave a hoot. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.

We chose Living Forest as our home for an extended stay (May-Oct) in the mid-Island area. Nothing around compared to this place. Our site is well treed, quiet, well away from neighbors. We were looking for a quiet forest location, and we sure found it here. There are many sites that will easily take a big-rig, like our 40 footer. We have lots of room on the lot and a fire pit! It's been a great summer here! There are sites here with ocean views, but not ocean side. Those are more tightly packed and much noisier on weekends. There are also good tent sites and a group camp. Internet service (Wi-Fi) is Tengo - low speed and so-so coverage. There is a charge for it. There is lots to see and do in the area. Groceries and other shops very close by. Wife and I highly recommend this place. We are booked back in for a few months next year. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.

On the plus side, the views are spectacular, sites are very well maintained, water is warm, lots to bike or hike and see, lots of families, quiet time is strictly enforced, and close to Nanaimo for shopping or many other activities. Can't say enough about the view, really spectacular and the people were generally very nice and helpful. Easy to get to the beach (bring floaters!), lots of interesting little islands and things to float around and check out. There is a long walk area you can take your dog, its off to the side but its really big, just bring bug spray. On the downside, billing is confusing and they nickel and dime everything. The matrix of prices and site legends pairs to a fuzzy map, hard to sort it out, then a complex reservation system that reminds me of a bad math class. Only 2 adults are part of basic fee, kids are each a dollar a day more, then any more adults another $4/day. Our 46/day site jumped to 52 as we have 2 kids and brought my Mom. I think that's shoddy pricing to charge extra for kids. The "ocean side" sites are misleading, it just means you have no one between you and ocean, you are not next to the ocean, more like WAAY above the ocean. Oceanside sites are NOT little kid friendly at all. Most have a very steep drop (10-40 foot drops). Even the Ocean view sites (you can see ocean but there are campers in between) aren't kid friendly for same reason. The beach access is OK. There's a volleyball net that was fun, but the beach itself is tiny. Seaweed comes in around noon and fills the beach right up so hard to get to clear water. Cafe is overpriced; Wi-Fi is free at cafe, which is awesome that they have that. They have that terrible Tengo available through most of the campground. Oceanside, and then Ocean view sites are staggered up (10-20 ft for each level) as you head towards office. The lower your site, the more noise you'll hear, so in some ways ocean view are better that way. They are real serious about quiet time, so plan on going inside or shutting down at 11p. The nickel and dime stuff really bugs me but I suppose I'd still recommend it as it is otherwise a great place and very well run. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.

A family campground which is heavily used. We had a site overlooking the estuary and into the strait, which was quite scenic. It would appear that this is a family vacation spot for many. As a result, it can be a bit loud with crying/screaming children. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.

We are currently winter camping here and so far, it's been nothing but great. The staff was very friendly when we came in at about 5:30 a couple of weeks ago, so after sundown. They told us to find any vacant spot and then look around in the morning for available spots we would prefer. We had already looked over their website and with photos of nearly every individual space available (we stopped looking after seeing a whole bunch) we had already set our sights on two. One was available and we parked in it. The next day, we strolled around and decided we had picked the best one for us. There is a dump station at every serviced spot as well as cable TV, water and 30 amp service. There are also spots with less services for those who don't need that. We were told right away that the Wi-Fi was less than dependable; the abundant trees make for great obstructions to the radio waves. I think I'll keep the trees and forgo the internet. We love this place, are amazed that, with their 53 or so acres, they didn't just cram RV and tent spots on top of each other which they could have, like most RV parks like to do. There's good separation, often with mature trees between most spots and you do feel you are in a forest, not merely next to one. There are a LOT of dogs here, we see plenty of them when we walk ours. But there's little barking if any and I've seen no signs of people not being responsible cleaners. Since we walk the dogs around the perimeter anyway, the previously noted lack of garbage cans on the far end of the campground is a very minor issue. Based on our 2 week stay (so far) I would absolutely and readily recommend this campground. We camped at Living Forest Oceanside RV Park and Campground in a Motorhome.